Sandals’ Newest Caribbean Rooms

By: - January 17th, 2016

As part of its companywide room transformation project, Sandals has unveiled its newest rooms in the Caribbean.

The Sandals Negril Beach Resort has unveiled 72 totally renovated and reimagined rooms in its Bamboo Grove, Coconut Cove and Royal Cottage buildings, along with 16 new Sunset Loft Suites, spectacular two-level rooms with first-floor living areas and luxurious second-floor bedrooms (they also have soaking tubs on the balconies).

Caribbean Journal took an up-close look at the new Caribbean Village rooms and a swim up beachfront room; see what we found in the latest CJ video below.

— Video by Guy Britton

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